Welcome to the Mad in America podcast, a new weekly discussion that searches for the truth about psychiatric prescription drugs and mental health care worldwide.

This podcast is part of Mad in America’s mission to serve as a catalyst for rethinking psychiatric care. We believe that the current drug-based paradigm of care has failed our society and that scientific research, as well as the lived experience of those who have been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, calls for profound change.

On the podcast over the coming weeks, we will have interviews with experts and those with lived experience of the psychiatric system.

Thank you for joining us as we discuss the many issues around rethinking psychiatric care around the world.

Dr. Mark Horowitz is a training psychiatrist and researcher and
recently co-authored, with Dr. David Taylor, a review of
antidepressant withdrawal that was published
in Lancet Psychiatry, which we've written about here
at Mad in America
(see here). Their article suggests that tapering off
antidepressants over months or even years is more successful at
preventing withdrawal symptoms than a quick discontinuation of two
to four weeks.

Dr. Horowitz is currently completing his psychiatry training in
Sydney, Australia, and has completed a PhD in the neurobiology of
antidepressants at the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College,
London. He is a clinical research fellow on the RADAR study run by
University College, London. His research work focuses on
pharmacologically informed ways of tapering patients off of
medication. He plans to conduct studies examining the best methods
for tapering medications in order to develop evidence based
guidelines to assist patients and doctors.

About the Podcast

Welcome to the Mad in America podcast, a new weekly discussion that searches for the truth about psychiatric prescription drugs and mental health care worldwide.
This podcast is part of Mad in America’s mission to serve as a catalyst for rethinking psychiatric care and mental health. We believe that the current drug-based paradigm of care has failed our society and that scientific research, as well as the lived experience of those who have been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, calls for profound change.
On the podcast over the coming weeks, we will have interviews with experts and those with lived experience of the psychiatric system. Thank you for joining us as we discuss the many issues around rethinking mental health around the world.
For more information visit madinamerica.com
To contact us email podcasts@madinamerica.com